Holder for brooms and the like.



J. P. MORGAL. HOLDER FOR BROOMS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17,1912.

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JOHN F. MORGAL, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOIB. OF ONE-HALF TO ROBERT D. FUNK- I-IOUSER, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN F. MoneAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Brooms and the like, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to holders for brooms and the like and the object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive device of this character which will exert a strong gripping action upon the broom or other article to be held; and further, to provide such a device which can be readily ad justed to accommodate it to articles of dif ferent shape or size.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device showing a broom supported therein; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device on a larger scale than that shown in Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a sectional, detail view showing the manner of connecting the strips.

In these drawings I have illustrated one embodiment of my invention and ha e shown the same as comprising an open frame which is preferably angular in shape and is adapted to have the article to be supported passed through the same. The frame is provided with means for pivotally suspending the same from a suitable support, such as a wall, and, when so supported the article and the frame will move downward until the frame assumes an inclined position with relation to the article and the edges of the frame grip the sides of the article and hold the same against movement relatively to the frame. In the present construction I have shown the device substantially rectangular in shape and composed of four strips of metal, 1, of substantially equal length and connected one to the other near their ends. By means of this construction each of the strips 1 will engage the broom handle or other article to be held and the same will be gripped in four separate places. The strips are comparatively thin and their edges will bite into the handle or other article in such a manner as to produce a very strong gripping action. The adjacent ends are pivotally connected to permit the rela- Speoifieation of Letters Patent. Application filed May 17, 1912.

Patented Nov. 17, 1914. Serial No. 697,844.

tive movement of the strips, thereby enabling the shape of the opening to be varied to accommodate the device to articles of clifferent size or shape. In the present instance I have secured this pivotal connection by the use of an open rivet, such as the ordinary eyelet 2. These eyelets form a strong, durable connection, give the desired amount of frictional contact between the parts and give the article as whole a finished appearance. Further, this manner of connecting the strips enables the device to be manufactured very cheaply.

In the form here shown the strips are exactly alike and are punched with holes at their ends, the strip being formed with the holes in it by a single operation of a press punch. The strips are then assembled and connected. by the eyelets, either by hand or by automatic machinery. The pivotal connection between the parts not only enables the size and shape of the opening to be altered but enables the device to be folded into a compact package for shipment or storage.

The device may be connected to a support, such as a wall, in any suitable manner. As here shown a screw-eye 3 is passed through the eyelet at one corner of the frame. This forms a very convenient and durable support for the holder and permits the same when not in use to hang fiat against the wall.

The operation of the device will be readily understood from the foregoing description and it will be apparent that I have provided a very durable, simple holder having a strong gripping action and that this gripping action is increased by the angular arrangement of the frame which provides a plurality of gripping edges; and that the side members of the frame can be moved relatively one to the other to alter the opening in the frame or to fold the device into a compact package.

lVhile I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention it will be understood that the same has been chosen for the purpose of illustration only and that I do not desire to be limited to the details of construction shown and described, for obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

Having thus fully described my invento connect them together, and a supporting tion, What I claim as new and desire to sedevice extending loosely through said eyecure by Letters Patent, is let to pivotally support the holder. A holder of the character described com- In testimony whereof, I aflix my signa- 5 prising a frame formed of a plurality of ture in presence of tWo Witnesses.

strips arranged to entirely inclose the space JOHN F MORGAL between them and pivotally connected one to the other, the adjacent ends of two of said Vitnesses: strips overlapping, an eyelet extending F. WV. SCHAEFER, 10 through said overlapping ends of said strips HARRIET L. HAMMAKER.

Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

, Washington, D. G. 

